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Liberty Mutual Insurance has been given the Above and Beyond award from USAA for its work to create a program that allows USAA to better manage employee absences. The award recognizes key suppliers for significant contributions to USAAs operations.

In making the award, USAA a leading financial services provider for members of the military and their families recognized Liberty Mutual Insurance for working with USAA to develop and implement a program to manage planned and unplanned employee absences. This system provides near real-time employee absence data, allowing USAA to serve its members with optimal scheduling and staffing.

We take a holistic, proactive approach to helping our employees come to work and be engaged and productive, notes Jeff Weiss, USAA senior vice president. Beyond tracking planned and unplanned absences, we can inform employees of certain benefit programs that provide support for unplanned absence events, such as child care back-up options. By proactively providing resources to employees, USAA minimizes outside issues and stressors, allowing employees to focus on serving our members.

Jean Scarrow, chief operating officer of Liberty Mutual Insurances Group Benefits business unit, was honored by the award. We strive to help policyholders better manage the significant cost of employee absence. The award which validates the value we bring to USAA and other policyholders is tremendously meaningful coming from a leader in absence management.

About Liberty Mutual

Helping people live safer, more secure lives since 1912, Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified global insurer and the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2011 direct premiums written as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Liberty Mutual Insurance also ranks 84th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2011 revenue. As of December 31, 2011, Liberty Mutual Insurance had $117.1 billion in consolidated assets, $99.3 billion in consolidated liabilities, and $34.7 billion in annual consolidated revenue.

Liberty Mutual Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, property, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, reinsurance and surety. Liberty Mutual Insurance (www.libertymutualinsurance.com) employs over 45,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - A $1 million donation to Liberty University will be used to fund scholarships for students pursuing missions work. Liberty says in a news release that the donation came from a Georgia man who died in October 2011 at the age of 82. The man named the university as the main beneficiary in his will. Liberty didn't identify the donor. Everett Foutz with the university's Planned Giving Department says the man was a private person who donated the money in honor of his mother and brother. Foutz says the man was interested in missions work and spent time overseas in government service.

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JTH Holding, Inc., the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, will announce its year-end 2012 financial results on June 14, 2012 before the market opens. The companys fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.

Liberty executives John Hewitt, Founder and CEO, and Mark Baumgartner, CFO, will discuss the financial results on a conference call at 8:30am EDT on June 14, 2012. To hear the call, dial 866-831-6267 in the United States or 617-213-8857 from international locations. The participant passcode for the call is 29370301. The conference call may also be heard live via webcast at http://ir.libertytax.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=233197&p=irol-calendar

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The audio webcast will remain available on Libertys investor relations website for one week after the conference call.

About Liberty Tax Service

Liberty Tax Service is the fastest-growing retail tax preparation company in the industrys history. Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, a pioneer in the tax industry, Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 10 million individual income tax returns. With 43 years of tax industry experience, Hewitt stands as the most experienced CEO in the tax preparation business, having also founded Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Liberty Tax Service is the only tax franchise on the recently released Forbes Top 20 Franchises for the Buck.

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Just the Facts: Chrysler is expanding a recall of the Jeep Liberty to fix a rear suspension problem. The recall now includes an additional 137,176 2006-'07 Liberty vehicles. There is a risk that the rear lower control arm on the Liberty can break, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Chrysler said it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the recall, which now involves a total of 346,900 2004-'07 Jeep Liberty vehicles.

WASHINGTON Chrysler is expanding a recall of the Jeep Liberty to fix a rear suspension problem. The recall now includes an additional 137,176 2006-'07 Liberty vehicles.

"Some vehicles may be equipped with rear lower control arms that can experience a rear suspension lower control arm fracture due to excessive corrosion due to application of road salts during winter weather conditions," said NHTSA in its recalls summary of the problem. "A fracture of the rear lower control arm may result in a loss of vehicle control and may lead to a crash."

Chrysler said in a statement on Monday that it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the recall, which now involves a total of 346,900 Jeep Liberty vehicles.

Jeep dealers will replace the rear lower control arms on all affected vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.

Owners can contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

Inside Line says: If you own a 2006-'07 Jeep Liberty, be aware that your vehicle is now included in an earlier recall.

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By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Liberty Mutual Insurance, a Boston-based global property and casualty insurer, announced Tuesday that it will renew its sponsorship of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Fireworks display and concert through 2015.

The three-year sponsorship agreement is with Boston 4 Celebrations, the organization that produces an event known as The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. The companys commitment totals about $8 million, Liberty Mutual Insurance said.

The new sponsorship agreement will preserve a 39-year tradition that offers a free concert to an estimated 500,000 people who visit the Charles River Esplanade on the Fourth of July.

Liberty Mutual has been the events sponsor since 2005.

This years plan calls for Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson to join conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Actor Michael Chiklis, a Lowell native, is scheduled to be the emcee.

In a statement, Liberty Mutual chief executive and president David Long said, In Liberty Mutual Insurances 100th anniversary year, we could not imagine a better time to reaffirm our support for Bostons Fourth of July tradition.

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The owners of a Liberty County property that gained global attention a year ago for a purported mass grave are now suing the Liberty County Sheriffs Office and several media groups.

Joe Bankson and Gena Charltonfiled a lawsuit June 5 in the 193rd Civil District Court in Dallas claiming that the Liberty County Sheriffs Office and the media groups acted in reckless disregard and caused damage to the couples reputation and good name.

On June 6, 2011, Liberty County Sheriffs deputies, assisted by FBI agents, searched the Bankson-Charlton home on CR 2048 near Hardin after the LCSO received a tip that multiple bodies had been buried on the property. Using cadaver dogs, authorities scanned the property but found nothing.

Hours later, after the story gained global media attention, it was revealed that the uncorroborated tip had, in fact, come from a psychic.

Not a single body was found buried in the back yard, said attorney Andrew B. Sommerman, who represents Bankson and Charlton in the lawsuit, by phone Friday. This all started with a psychic who gave them (the Sheriffs Office) a tip a bad psychic who had given the Sheriffs Office tips in the past that were wrong.

Bankson and Charlton, who earn their livelihood from trucking, are now unable to return to their rented home in Hardin because everyone looks at them askance because of the accusations made against them, Sommerman said.

In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs claim that the LCSO also failed to secure their property after the unreasonable search.

Bankson and Charlton gave the LCSO the authority to search the home without a warrant, Sommerman said, but authorities should have taken measures to ensure the property was secure when they left.

Stray dogs were able to get inside the home, and they left presents for my clients, Sommerman said.

The media groups being sued by Bankson and Charlton KPRC in Houston, Belo Corporation, The New York Times, CNN America, Thompson Reuters and ABC News are accused of publishing false statements claiming that bodies had been found on the property or for republishing statements made by other media, thereby making the statements their own.

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Chrysler Group has expanded a recall of Jeep Libertys for a potential suspension damage from two model years to four.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Chrysler Group is expanding an earlier recall of Jeep Liberty SUVs, adding 137,000 more vehicles.

The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 346,900.

The recall originally covered 2004 and 2005 model year SUVs but Liberty models from 2006 and 2007 have now been added to the list. The recall covers vehicles in northern states where road salts, used to melt snow and ice, could cause part of the SUV's rear suspension to corrode and break.

The lower control arm helps keep the rear suspension from moving forward and back and a break could cause a loss of steering control.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened an investigation into the Jeep Liberty problem in April after receiving 9 reports of lower control arm fractures.

There have been no reports accidents or injuries resulting from this problem, Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne said.

Owners who have already had the control arms replaced will be reimbursed for the expense

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The lower control arms in Liberty's rear suspension can experience excess corrosion that can cause them to weaken and break.

Jeeps problems with a potentially serious suspension problem on the mid-range Liberty model have just gotten worse, the automaker expanding the ongoing recall to now cover nearly 350,000 of the compact SUVs.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the lower control arms in Libertys rear suspension can experience excess corrosion that can cause them to weaken and break. In such a situation that could lead to a loss of control and a possible crash, NHTSA warns.

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The problem appears to be primarily isolated in Snowbelt regions where sale it used to clear roads, and the recall includes vehicles sold or registered in states that include Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New York and Washington, D.C.

In March, Jeep parent Chrysler announced plans to recall 200,000 Liberty SUVs from the 2004 and 2005 model-years. The latest announcement expands the recall to cover vehicles sold during the 2006 and 2007 model-years.

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Vehicles covered by the recall include those built between July 3, 2003 and June 29, 2007. An owner can confirm the date of manufacture by checking a plate in the drivers door jamb.

Initially, Jeep said it had received no reports of actual problems in the field but since the original recall it has now logged eight complaints concerning vehicles operated in Snowbelt regions of the country.

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A tip from a purported psychic that led to a search for a mass grave at a Liberty County home and a subsequent media frenzy that reached all the way to Australia have prompted a lawsuit by the couple who lived on the property.

Joe Bankson and Gena Charlton have filed a lawsuit against the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, the woman who first called in with a tip, and a number of media outlets that allegedly reported that dozens of bodies, including those of children, had been discovered without confirmation.

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There was no merit to the tip. By the next morning, news reports focused on how local sheriff's deputies had been led on a wild goose chase. But attorney Andrew Sommerman said the damage had already been done.

"They could not go home again," Sommerman said of the couple. "Legally, they could, of course. But if something is said about you, even if it's taken back later, people look at you with suspicion or with a cloud over your head."

Sommerman, who filed the suit Tuesday in state district court in Dallas, said the couple's long-haul trucking business was damaged by the reports linking them to a potential crime.

"The media owes a duty to the public to make sure that what they report is true," Sommerman said. "One of the things that scares me is that information is coming out so quickly. It's all about beating a deadline, being the first to get something out. It's only an excuse to say we don't have time to investigate."

Besides the sheriff's office, defendants include the "Jane Doe" tipster, Houston television station KPRC, CNN, ABC News, the New York Times, the Thompson Reuters news service, and Dallas-based Belo Corp., which owns a number of broadcast outlets.

The suit alleges negligence and defamation on the part of the woman who called with the tip and charges the media defendants with defamation. It accused the sheriff's department of negligence in alerting the news media about the report and in the way it conducted its investigation.

Liberty County Attorney Wesley Hinch was unable to be reached for comment about the lawsuit, which asks for unspecified damage.

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Celebrating a new daily flight to LaGuardia, WestJet will give away 150 Grand Prize flights today

100 Statues of Liberty and WestJetters invaded the streets of Toronto, giving away 150 flights to New York City

TORONTO , June 8, 2012 /CNW/ - Today WestJet is taking over the streets of Toronto by bringing New York City's most recognizable icons, The Statue of Liberty and Kong to life. Representatives in various locations downtown will give out 150 Grand Prizes - 100 per cent off the base fair of a round trip flight between Toronto and LaGuardia. The flight giveaway is a celebration of WestJet's new route, making getting to the Big Apple easier with seven non-stop flights each business day between Toronto and New York City's LaGuardia airport.

"WestJet loves New York, and what better way to express our excitement for our new route than to give out 150 Grand Prizes to our customers in a fun and exciting way," said Richard Bartrem, WestJet VP of Communications and Community Relations. "And for those who don't win a Grand Prize or discounted flight, we're happy to offer low fares that allow travellers to experience one of the greatest cities in the world without making a huge dent in their wallets."

The fun and excitement comes to Toronto in the form of 100 live Statues of Liberty, which will flood the streets of Toronto for one day only, to spread the news about WestJet's newest route. Consumers are encouraged to find the WestJet Statues, located at ten of Toronto's busiest intersections. Each statue will be distributing promotional 'Boarding Passes,' offering the chance to win one of 150 Grand Prize flights to LaGuardia, or one of 23,000 unique promo codes for 20 per cent off a return flight between Toronto and New York City's LaGuardia airport (valid until October 3 , 2012).

Those looking to increase their chances of winning can follow along on Facebook (www.facebook.com/westjet) and use #NYCASAP on Twitter (www.twitter.com/westjet) for hints on where to find the Statues of Liberty and instructions on how to win additional FREE flights via Twitter.

To top it off, at just 15 kilometers from downtown Manhattan, LaGuardia is just a stone's throw away from all the shopping, sports, arts and culture New York has to offer.

To book a flight to New York's LaGuardia airport today or to learn about WestJet Vacations packages, visit http://www.westjet.com.

About WestJet WestJet is Canada's preferred airline, offering scheduled service throughout its 76-city North American and Caribbean network. Inducted into Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures Hall of Fame and named one of Canada's best employers, WestJet pioneered low-cost flying in Canada . WestJet offers increased legroom and leather seats on its modern fleet of 98 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. With future confirmed deliveries for an additional 37 aircraft through 2018, WestJet strives to be one of the five most successful international airlines in the world.

About WestJet Vacations WestJet Vacations provides guests with affordable, reliable and easy-to-book travel experiences to 47 destinations in 13 countries, including the United States , Mexico and the Caribbean. Leveraging WestJet's fun and friendly image, extensive network and world-class guest experience, WestJet Vacations offers guests a great flight schedule and a wide variety of hotel and resort options to create fun and affordable vacation experiences. For more information, visit http://www.westjetvacations.com.

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